Contestants band together to take on new Blockbusters challenge.Byline: Kevin Scott, Staff Reporter Dubai: Just over a week ago, Dr Manoj Mathews, Alok Mohan, Himanshu Vyas and Stanley D'Cunha had never met each other. But after they all took part in the singles category of Gulf News Blockbusters they decided to join forces and enter the teams category as well. Under the team name Synapse synapse (sĭn`ăps), junction between various signal-transmitter cells, either between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle or gland. A nerve impulse reaches the synapse through the axon, or transmitting end, of a nerve cell, or neuron. - a medical definition that refers to a junction between two nerves allowing electrical impulse jumps - the four contestants won heat eight of the adults teams category. Mohan said: "We all met in this hall for the first time during the singles event of Blockbusters last week. As a team I feel we complement each other well. Each of us has our own strengths. For example, Dr Mathews has good medical knowledge and Stanley is excellent with general knowledge. "Our individual weaknesses are another team member's strength, which is a good position to be in. We are confident of going further in the competition." A large crowd packed into the Kilachand Theatre at Mall of the Emirates The Mall of the Emirates is a shopping mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently owned by Majid Al Futtaim (MAF Holding). It is currently the largest shopping mall in the Middle East, although the Dubai Mall, which is under construction by Emaar, and Mall of Arabia will for the last day of heats in the adults teams category. Rolling Stones Rolling Stones, English rock music group that rose to prominence in the mid-1960s and continues to exert great influence. Members have included singer Mick Jagger (Michael Phillip Jagger), 1943–; guitarists Brian Jones , consisting of Haja Mohideen, Aldrin aldrin (ôl`drĭn): see insecticides. Nirmal, Iordan Iordanov and Nanda Kumar, won the day's first heat. Mohideen said: "Aldrin and I have known each other since 1988 and we've participated in Gulf News Blockbusters before. I also work with Iordan and we just recruited Nanda after finding him in the theatre's atrium! "We're confident of winning, after today's performance we must be one of the favourites. "Blockbusters is all about knowledge and having fun, you learn something new every day. "I prepare by reading lots of articles on the internet, there are some useful websites that ask you general knowledge questions. "I remember back when Bob Holness Bob Holness (born 12 November 1928 in Vryheid, Natal, South Africa) is an English actor and presenter. Shortly after his birth in South Africa he moved to Ashford, Kent in the UK with his parents. was the host and Blockbusters had a huge following." Al Nisr Publishing Al Nisr Publishing is a company based in Dubai, UAE. The company is a part of Al Tayer Group. It was established in 1985 by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Abdullah Al Rostamani and Juma Al Majid. It employs 1,050 people and has branches in Manilla, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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